Secret chat mode for hidden dialogue

摘要

Embodiments are directed towards hiding selected dialogues and/or contacts from display on a client computer while they are in a secret chat mode (SCM). A dialogue may be selected by a user, such as through the dialogue or through a list of previous dialogues. SCM may be activated by a user setting/providing a password. Activation of SCM may hide the dialogue and/or the contacts associated with the dialogue from being displayed. SCM for a hidden dialogue may be deactivated when user-provided password matches the set password. Deactivation of SCM may cause the hidden dialogue associated with that password to be unhidden and displayed. A notification that received password is valid may be displayed on the client computer regardless of whether the received password is valid or invalid. A replacement notification may be generated and provided to the user for received messages associated with hidden dialogues in SCM.

主权项

1. A method for improving a client computer's management of messaging for a user, wherein the client computer performs actions, comprising:
determining at least one contact of the user and at least one dialogue between the user and the at least one contact that are selected by the user; determining at least one password for the at least one dialogue that is set by the user; when the at least one password for the at least one dialogue is received from the user, activating a secret chat mode (SCM) for the at least one dialogue, wherein at least one of the at least one dialogue or the at least one contact is selectively hidden from display on the client computer; when the at least one password is received from the user during SCM for the at least one dialogue, deactivating the SCM for the at least one dialogue, wherein the deactivation of the SCM causes the at least one dialogue to be unhidden and displayed on the client computer; and when the received at least one password is determined to include a symbol that indicates a time duration for unhiding and displaying the at least one dialogue, automatically re-hiding the at least one dialogue after expiration of the time duration.